The city's first Black mayor and three-term leader lay in state Wednesday, as Kip Holden's successors, loved ones and members ...

Holden was born and raised in Baton Rouge. He was a graduate of both LSU and Southern University. He began his lifetime of ...

The wife of former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden confirmed he passed away early Wednesday ...

The service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Greater King David Baptist Church, 222 Blount Road in Baton Rouge.

Melvin “Kip” Holden broke barriers and built a better Baton Rouge, leading with vision, heart, and a legacy that still shapes ...

Baton Rouge came together to say goodbye to a giant of public service—former Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden. Family, ...

Long-time mayor-president of Baton Rouge Kip Holden has died. He was a New Orleans native who left his mark in the political ...

The City of Baton Rouge residents prepare to honor the life and legacy of one of its most influential public figures.

Family confirmed former East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden died on Wednesday morning, May 14. He was 72. Holden was born and raised in Baton Rouge. He was a graduate ...

Kip Holden's legacy is a complicated one, Columnist Faimon Roberts argues. He could be angry and combative. He could be ...

Family, friends, and people from all over came together to celebrate former East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Mayor-President of Baton Rouge Kip Holden passed at the age of 72 after battling a "lengthy illness", according to WBRZ. Holden led Baton Rouge as Mayor-President from 2005 ...